In Other Police News

A malfunctioning electric can opener has been blamed for a fire that destroyed a house on Coon Road in Astor early Monday, a Lake County sheriff's report says.

Carol Huffstutler, 24, and her small child fled safely from the house about 1:30 p.m. after Huffstutler said she was awakened by smoke alarms. She told deputies she had seen fire in the kitchen before leaving the house, which was valued at $25,000.